A Delaware animal shelter is working to find new homes for 8,000 surviving chicks that were left abandoned in a U.S. Postal Service truck for three days. Another 4,000 of the animals died.

US News Thousands of chicks found abandoned in USPS truck have been adopted By Associated Press Published May 23, 2025, 10:17 a.m. ET ...

CAMDEN, Del. (AP) — Thousands of chicks found abandoned inside a postal service truck for three days have gone to new homes, according to the Delaware shelter that had cared for them, with the ...

The USPS says it has been working with hatcheries for more than 100 years to transport mail-order chicks and that it transports thousands of chicks every year, according to its website.

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Thousands of chicks were abandoned in a postal truck for three days, now an animal shelter in Delaware is trying to care for those that survived their ordeal. The U.S. Postal Service is ...

Thousands of chicks were abandoned in a postal truck for three days, now an animal shelter in Delaware is trying to care for those that survived their ordeal. The U.S. Postal Service is ...

US News Thousands of chicks abandoned in USPS truck now overwhelming animal shelter By Associated Press Published May 20, 2025, 9:38 a.m. ET ...

CAMDEN, Del. (AP) — Thousands of chicks found abandoned inside a postal service truck for three days have gone to new homes, according to the Delaware shelter that had cared for them, with the ...

Abandoned Chicks Hundreds of chicks mill around a stall at First State Animal Center and SPCA on Friday, May 16, 2025, in Camden, Del. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau) ...